Internet Profile Service

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating and using a domain profile include identifying a status of a first page associated with a domain. The first page is retrieved and additional pages from the domain are identified based on hyperlinks from the first page. The status of the additional pages is identified and the hyperlinks are prioritized based on the status and / or a comparison with predetermined data. Content is extracted from the first page and selected pages from among the additional pages. The specific additional pages may be selected based on the prioritization. The retrieved content may be processed through a signature marker set to determine a contextual match. A purpose of the domain is determined according to the status of the first page, the status of the additional pages and results of the processing of the content. The domain profile can be displayed, stored, sent and / or searched to identify web sites or attributes of interest.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]As the number of active web sites on the internet grows, there is an increased demand for organizing and assessing the available content. Search engines have made available information easier for individual users to find and access. Typical search engines may include algorithms that aid in identifying relevant content based on a user's search terms. These may include, for example, taking into account an apparent popularity, based on web traffic, of a particular page with the requested content. However, there are limitations on the capabilities of conventional services that typically download content from a web site, index it, then allow users to search based on the downloaded content.[0002]Understanding the ways in which the Internet is intrinsically organized can be helpful in understanding the challenges related to efficiently utilizing the full scope of information that is accessible via the Internet. The Domain Name System (DNS) is the part of th...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The present subject matter can provide benefits in improving the accessibility, and meaningfulness, of domain related content. By taking account of domain features that have not been recognized in a systematic manner, users may search on the attributes of a domain and, in a broader application, a profile may be constructed about a domain's web site using information that can be publically available via DNS servers and web sites. As used herein, domain features may include, but are not limited to, data content that is part of a web page, data content that is linked to a web page, data content that is part of the DNS resolution support architecture of the web page, etc. Thus, given a domain name, associated information such as attributes and characteristics of the web site may be provided based on an expanded search based on the domain name. The associated information may also provide improved search results based on attributes describing the domain and / or the content of the domain. From these profiles, improved analysis of subsets of the available content on the internet may be conducted that can also be used to improve the efficiency and productivity of individual users, business activities, and web content support services in general.

[0011]Content of the first page and additional pages may be processed through a set of predetermined or generated data to determine contextual matches among the content. The predetermined or generated data will be referred to as a signature marker set. A signature marker set should be understood as a table of data that correlates known elements with some other subject. For example, known terms may be associated with a frequency with which the term appears on a sampling of domain names. Comparison of a term found on a page against the term's domain frequency may be a first step in processing the term through the signature marker set. In embodiments, this can help to determine the domain profile more accurately by focusing on terms with a low domain frequency, which may be more discriminating than terms with a high domain frequency. The signature marker set may also use techniques to reduce potential term ambiguity. For example, content may be compared against predetermined data that represents known associations of multiple data content. This can include known textual associations, known data-type associations, and various combinations of like data that is included in domain features. Therefore, the significance of a first object may be more accurately determined by identification of a second associated object in the domain features. As indicated above, domain features can include data from, or linked to, the webpage itself, or DNS information such as the IP address or URI.

Problems solved by technology

However, there are limitations on the capabilities of conventional services that typically download content from a web site, index it, then allow users to search based on the downloaded content.

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